Port St Mary RNLI launched to aid yacht
Belfast coastguard alerted Port St Mary RNLI yesterday (Saturday 29 September) at 3pm that a 35 foot yacht was in difficulty with engine problems three miles south-east of the port.
The all-weather lifeboat Gough Ritchie 2 with its volunteer crew was immediately launched to give assistance. The weather was clear at the time with a fresh North-westerly wind force 4 to 5 . The yacht Nimble with a crew of one was quickly located and escorted back to port just after 4pm.
Coxswain Mike Keggen confirmed that this was a very straightforward rescue and that the crew man was fit and well on arrival.
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